Characters - (including traits, skills, dispositions, personal histories, etc.)
Felix Tremont: Married with a young son, and loves them both very much. Usually keeps his composure but only cries on account of his family. Respects women, wants to see more in government. He is the leading voice in establishing the new cyber-world order and elected Prime Minister. Overweight, full beard covers multiple chins. Always looking to the positive, the possibilities and the next problem to solve. Learned skills and trades quickly as the world started to rebuild. Idealistic, with workaholic tendencies. Begins story as a senior sysadmin for Ardent Financial LLC.
Van: Tall, skinny, eczema and a long pony tail. Tabletop game enthusiast. Methodical and detail oriented, keeps notebooks full of his actions (diary?). Originally trained as an electrical engineer, later a junior sysadmin. Friend and supporter of Felix, Felix got him his job.
Uri Popovich: Security engineer and "Bastard Operator From Hell" (admin with access to all servers and pass codes) levelheaded, attempts to be the leader, eventually leaves Ardent
Will Sario: young, arrogant, pessimistic, doesn't sleep, eavesdrops, antisocial and abrasive (he attributes this to Asperger's Syndrome). First to call for shutting down the internet to keep "bad guys" from using it to coordinate attacks. Later chooses to remain at Ardent to keep servers online as long as possible.
Queen Kong: Lead sysadmin at Google. Female, good at her job, sharp, intelligent, bossy, leader, friend and supporter of Felix though they've never met offline. Has a gift for black humor (at one point the O's on the Google page appear as miniature earths with mushroom clouds rising from them).
Diego Rosenbaum: Another "Bastard Operator From Hell", leaves with Popovich, Calls Felix's attempt to restart civilization around the internet "a beautiful dream".
Rosa: ex RN, good with computers (web designer), smart, generous, self-sustaining. working out of a drugstore, she begins communication and trade with other Toronto survivors. Thinks government titles are "boys and their games".
Kelly Tremont: Felix's wife. Tolerant, patient, and supportive. Killed by the bioweapon attack on Toronto.
Will Tremont (2.0): Felix's infant son. Killed by the bioweapon attack on Toronto.
Locations - (include physical details, climate, general descriptions)
Ardent- where Felix works. It consists of many different "cages" where the sysadmins do their work. The doors were secure enough that they protected the employees from the attack.
Toronto- Becomes essentially a wasteland after the attacks. A few people are left alive, and the shops are still standing. The story references birds, meaning the attacks did not take out animal life as well.
World Details:
Class system and roles:
Climate:
Economic system: Rosa suggests the idea of bartering.
Educational system:
Factions: Among the sysadmins: those who want to keep the internet running as long as possible and those who want to shut it down (the latter group are nicknamed "fuckrags" by their opponents). Also exist in some form the various groups of people who led the attacks. The Chinese appear to be in tact.
Gender roles: Consistent with the modern world as we know it. In the online world, gender is irrelevant assuming one has sufficient technical skills. Felix makes note that future government should appoint both one male and one female.
General culture (food, music, past times, art):
Work seems to be Felix's pastime before the end, the internet is a major player in this world, both before and after the attack. Before the attack, Felix and Van were Star Trek fans.
Healthcare:
Before the attacks, it seems as if healthcare was as it is today. After the attacks, people like Rosa are depended upon by others to help set bones and the like. She is paid for her services with food.
History:
The story is set in the familiar modern world as it ends. Toronto and San Diego are exposed to bioweapons, New York City suffers a nuclear strike, Atlanta burns, Mecca becomes a "smoking pit" through unknown means, and many other cities and nations are out of contact. The first known attack was a release of toxic gas in the subways of Seoul, Korea; the numerous other attacks that followed are believed to be attacks of opportunity by other groups capitalizing on the
chaos. After the disasters, the internet becomes the only reliable means of communication. Connected users vote to create the Distributed Republic of Cyberspace, a nominal world government that lasts less than a week as power and food run out at data centers. Humanity begins the slow, laborious process of rebuilding civilization, with many small governments appearing and collapsing.
Language: English
Law and justice:
Political system: As the world collapsed, an attempt was made to create the Republic of Cyberspace, headed by a prime minister. As the internet began to collapse, the attempt failed.
Population size:
Professions:
Sysadmins, nurse, restaurant owners,
Races and race relations:
Religions:
Setting (city, country, space, mix):
City turned barren
Sexual roles: The only sexual relationship mentioned is when Queen Kong "commandeers" a junior admin to see to her feminine needs. Presumably, other people are having sexual relations,
Technology: Consistent with the modern world as we know it. The Internet is heavily emphasized. There are a lot of technical problems; most of which are solved at the location of the problem, while other problems can be solved online.
Transportation: After the apocalypse, bicycles are the preferred method of transport.
Weapons: Nuclear and biological weapons cause the world's destruction. After, Rosa keeps a fire axe to protect herself.
Characters - (including traits, skills, dispositions, personal histories, etc.)
Felix Tremont: Married with a young son, and loves them both very much. Usually keeps his composure but only cries on account of his family. Respects women, wants to see more in government. He is the leading voice in establishing the new cyber-world order and elected Prime Minister. Overweight, full beard covers multiple chins. Always looking to the positive, the possibilities and the next problem to solve. Learned skills and trades quickly as the world started to rebuild. Idealistic, with workaholic tendencies. Begins story as a senior sysadmin for Ardent Financial LLC.Van: Tall, skinny, eczema and a long pony tail. Tabletop game enthusiast. Methodical and detail oriented, keeps notebooks full of his actions (diary?). Originally trained as an electrical engineer, later a junior sysadmin. Friend and supporter of Felix, Felix got him his job.
Uri Popovich: Security engineer and "Bastard Operator From Hell" (admin with access to all servers and pass codes) levelheaded, attempts to be the leader, eventually leaves Ardent
Will Sario: young, arrogant, pessimistic, doesn't sleep, eavesdrops, antisocial and abrasive (he attributes this to Asperger's Syndrome). First to call for shutting down the internet to keep "bad guys" from using it to coordinate attacks. Later chooses to remain at Ardent to keep servers online as long as possible.
Queen Kong: Lead sysadmin at Google. Female, good at her job, sharp, intelligent, bossy, leader, friend and supporter of Felix though they've never met offline. Has a gift for black humor (at one point the O's on the Google page appear as miniature earths with mushroom clouds rising from them).
Diego Rosenbaum: Another "Bastard Operator From Hell", leaves with Popovich, Calls Felix's attempt to restart civilization around the internet "a beautiful dream".
Rosa: ex RN, good with computers (web designer), smart, generous, self-sustaining. working out of a drugstore, she begins communication and trade with other Toronto survivors. Thinks government titles are "boys and their games".
Kelly Tremont: Felix's wife. Tolerant, patient, and supportive. Killed by the bioweapon attack on Toronto.
Will Tremont (2.0): Felix's infant son. Killed by the bioweapon attack on Toronto.
Locations - (include physical details, climate, general descriptions)
Ardent- where Felix works. It consists of many different "cages" where the sysadmins do their work. The doors were secure enough that they protected the employees from the attack.
Toronto- Becomes essentially a wasteland after the attacks. A few people are left alive, and the shops are still standing. The story references birds, meaning the attacks did not take out animal life as well.
World Details:
Class system and roles:
Climate:
Economic system: Rosa suggests the idea of bartering.
Educational system:
Factions: Among the sysadmins: those who want to keep the internet running as long as possible and those who want to shut it down (the latter group are nicknamed "fuckrags" by their opponents). Also exist in some form the various groups of people who led the attacks. The Chinese appear to be in tact.
Gender roles: Consistent with the modern world as we know it. In the online world, gender is irrelevant assuming one has sufficient technical skills. Felix makes note that future government should appoint both one male and one female.
General culture (food, music, past times, art):
Work seems to be Felix's pastime before the end, the internet is a major player in this world, both before and after the attack. Before the attack, Felix and Van were Star Trek fans.
Healthcare:
Before the attacks, it seems as if healthcare was as it is today. After the attacks, people like Rosa are depended upon by others to help set bones and the like. She is paid for her services with food.
History:
The story is set in the familiar modern world as it ends. Toronto and San Diego are exposed to bioweapons, New York City suffers a nuclear strike, Atlanta burns, Mecca becomes a "smoking pit" through unknown means, and many other cities and nations are out of contact. The first known attack was a release of toxic gas in the subways of Seoul, Korea; the numerous other attacks that followed are believed to be attacks of opportunity by other groups capitalizing on the
chaos. After the disasters, the internet becomes the only reliable means of communication. Connected users vote to create the Distributed Republic of Cyberspace, a nominal world government that lasts less than a week as power and food run out at data centers. Humanity begins the slow, laborious process of rebuilding civilization, with many small governments appearing and collapsing.
Language: English
Law and justice:
Political system: As the world collapsed, an attempt was made to create the Republic of Cyberspace, headed by a prime minister. As the internet began to collapse, the attempt failed.
Population size:
Professions:
Sysadmins, nurse, restaurant owners,
Races and race relations:
Religions:
Setting (city, country, space, mix):
City turned barren
Sexual roles: The only sexual relationship mentioned is when Queen Kong "commandeers" a junior admin to see to her feminine needs. Presumably, other people are having sexual relations,
Technology: Consistent with the modern world as we know it. The Internet is heavily emphasized. There are a lot of technical problems; most of which are solved at the location of the problem, while other problems can be solved online.
Transportation: After the apocalypse, bicycles are the preferred method of transport.
Weapons: Nuclear and biological weapons cause the world's destruction. After, Rosa keeps a fire axe to protect herself.